Joseph Bologne Gear - UK

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges is known to be the first classical composer of African ancestry. Not only. A violinist, orchestra leader and conductor, and more! Plus fencing champion, fighter and defender in the French service. Surviving are many compositions including chamber music, concertos, operas, and he famously commissioned Haydn to write the 'Paris Symphonies' for his orchestra  Le Concert Olympique.  Be the change in classical music and bring the names of composers out into the world.